nae

nae

1. tree

From Middle Irish nó (“boat, ship”), from Old Irish nau,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Latin navis and Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs).

• IPA^(key): /n̪ˠeː/

nae f (genitive singular nae, nominative plural naetha)

1. boat

• bád

• naomhóg (“currach, coracle”)

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “naoi”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

nae

1. room, chamber

nae

1. (in the plural) you

• IPA^(key): /ne/

nae

1. Doric Scots form of na (“not”)

   That's nae richt!

   That's not right!

nae

1. (most Scots dialects) no

   There's nae breid left!

   There's no bread left!

nae

1. (Doric Scots) not

nae

1. Alternative form of na (“no”)

nae

1. Alternative form of na (“no”)
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:

     Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.

     Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116

Cognate with Shan ၼၢႆး (náai, “dew; mist”), Ahom 𑜃𑜩 (nay, “dew”) or 𑜃𑜩𑜐𑜫 (nayñ), Bouyei nail.

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /nai˨˦/
• Tone numbers: nae¹
• Hyphenation: nae

nae (Sawndip forms 汭 or 𭛎, 1957–1982 spelling nəi)

1. snow

   Synonym: (dialectal) siet